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Bulletin: Get Your Copy of ERI's Employer Guide on Toxic Mold
July 2008
Mold and other indoor air quality concerns present ever-mounting problems to facility and safety managers. Toxic mold is responsible for various health issues, and repairing mold-damaged buildings costs . . . more »

Electrical Safety: Flexible Cords and Cables; Be Inflexible About Safety
July 2008
Sometimes you need an electrical cord that bends a little. Maybe it's because you have to use your power drill or saw in many different locations during the workday. Maybe it's because a piece of machinery . . . more »

Injury Prevention: Not Just in the Trenches; Beware of Unstable Hillside Collapses
July 2008
On June 12, 2007, an employee of Watsonville-based Granite Construction was checking the grade of a hillside when it collapsed, crushing and fatally injuring him. In October 2007, a day laborer . . . more »

Fire Safety: Could Your Business Survive a Wildfire?
June 2008
The 2007 wildfire season was devastating for Southern California. Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from their homes, more than 2,000 houses were destroyed, more than half a million acres burned across seven counties, and more than 3,000 businesses were directly . . . more »

News Note: Negative Work Environment = Negative Well-Being, Says New Poll
June 2008
The Gallup polling organization has teamed with Tennessee-based Healthways, Inc., to poll 1,000 Americans every day on their well-being, a survey the two companies say is designed to be the Dow Jones Index of happiness. The poll, which kicked off in January 2008, reports that 51 . . . more »

Best Practices: When One Man's Home Is Another Man's Workplace, Part 4; Construction, Repair, and Maintenance Workers
May 2008
A crew for The House Doctor, a home improvement contractor, was working in a Long Beach home when an electric lamp fell onto an employee. Part of the worker's body was touching a water puddle, and the worker was electrocuted. CPR . . . more »

Online Exclusive: Indoor Air Quality: Mold Prevention Checklist
COCA Online Exclusive
Given that mold spores are everywhere and that they need very little to grow, how can you prevent mold from taking root in your workplace? . . . more »

Bulletin: Special Report included with this issue: "Lighten the Load: Identify and Control Ergonomic Hazards in Your Workplace to Prevent Costly Injuries, Increase Productivity, and Keep Workers on the Job"
April 2008
Ergonomic injuries, such as sprains, back pain, and carpal tunnel syndrome, cause workers to miss a significant number of workdays and . . . more »

Bulletin: Coming in June! An ERI Intensive Class on terminations
April 2008
Make the wrong move when firing a worker and your company could be facing a costly lawsuit. Don't take chances, protect yourself and your company by . . . more »

Bulletin: COCA Online Exclusive: Mold prevention checklist
April 2008
Heavy mold contamination affects indoor air quality and can cause serious respiratory problems for some workers. . . . more »

Accident Investigation: Identify the Root Cause, Take the Right Corrective Action
April 2008
A worker was sweeping the floor in an aisle alongside bales of reclaimed paper that were stacked six high at a California waste management facility. Each bale . . . more »

Indoor Air Quality: Moisture, Mold, and Mycotoxins: All Wet or Real Threat?
April 2008
If you had a nickel for every species of mold in the world, you'd have a tidy little stash for your next rainy day--there are more than 100,000 species. . . . more »

Best Practices: When One Man's Home Is Another Man's Workplace, Part 3; Service Providers and Laborers
April 2008
Coast and Valley Carpet Care sent cousins Jose and Victor Cortez to a condo in the Ventura County city of Moorpark two years ago to clean the . . . more »

Best Practices: When One Man's Home Is Another Man's Workplace, Part 2; Home Health, Social Service, and Emergency Medical Workers
March 2008
In Part 1 of our series on employees who work in third-party private residences, we looked at general issues that affect all of these workers and their employers. This month in Part 2, we look at hazards that apply to home health, social service, and emergency medical workers. . . . more »

Construction: The 411 on 811; Why You Should Always Dial Before You Dig
March 2008
A worker digging a trench for a new water main struck a petroleum pipe with a backhoe in the East Bay city of Walnut Creek in 2004 because its location hadn't been accurately marked. The resulting explosion killed five men and left 14 children fatherless. Four different employers faced hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines and $69 million in civil penalties. The pipeline's owner, . . . more »

Safety Management: Five a Day for Safety; Five Things to Do Every Day to Improve Workplace Safety
COCA Online Exclusive
Want to improve your health in the new year? Experts recommend that you eat five servings of fruits and vegetables every day. That way, you'll get vitamins, micronutrients, and fiber that your body needs, and fewer of your calories from foods that harm your body. . . . more »

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